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Cherokee County, SC

Name: Building Permits — Cherokee County, SC
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 286
Construction valuation (2025): $64,385,786
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 199 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 64

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	286	$64,385,786
2024	239	$50,896,013
2023	270	$63,465,105
2022	186	$41,746,770
2021	173	$32,689,966
2020	174	$29,481,180
2019	132	$19,332,090
2018	172	$17,754,441
2017	188	$20,100,007
2016	109	$13,266,652
2015	87	$9,834,089

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.